There is always help available to you throughout your time with us at UCL. Our professional staff can provide you with advice and support on a wide range of mental health, disability, and wellbeing subjects, to help you get the most out of student life. All of our support services are free of charge and open to all UCL students of all levels.
Student Support and Wellbeing Services offer the following support:
- Inclusion, Disability and Neurodiversity: Disability, neurodiversity and inclusion advice and support.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: Supporting your mental wellbeing during your studies.
- Student Support and Enquiries: Answering any questions and providing information about your studies and life at UCL.
- Counselling Services: Psychological and therapeutic support for any personal or emotional concerns.
- Studying Abroad: Support and advice on global opportunities.
- Wellbeing Events: Our campaigns help you build social connections, develop life skills, and enhance your wellbeing at university.
- Study Skills and Specialist Mentoring: One-to-one tuition to help you overcome barriers to learning.
- Specialist support: Specialist support and advice for those facing homelessness or affected by war, conflict and disaster.
Help in crisis
Student Support and Wellbeing Services does not offer emergency support. If you’re in immediate danger of hurting yourself or others:
Visit our urgent and out of hours mental health support pageRegister for support
We strongly recommend that students to register with us so we can review what kind of support you may need and get in touch with you.
Register with usReasonable Academic Adjustments
Your Reasonable Academic Adjustments
With valid evidence, you can apply for Reasonable Academic Adjustments on the basis of your mental health conditions.
Mental health mentoring
To help you manage the impact of any long-term mental health difficulties on your studies, we provide access to a specialist mental health mentoring scheme. This involves regular meetings with a mentor who will work with you to help you identify and overcome barriers to your learning.
Seeing an adviser
If you wish to be referred to mental health mentoring, please speak to one of our advisers.
Spectrum.Life
Spectrum.Life is an online, digitally powered health and wellbeing platform that helps engage, empower and transform student wellbeing. The online wellbeing platform allows you to access wellbeing resources anywhere, at any time.
With focus on fitness, nutrition and wellbeing, you can access recipes, workout regimes and tips on day-to-day wellbeing. You can dive into BeCalm for ways on how to unwind and access Soundspace for regularly updated podcasts covering a range of topics.
You’ll have access to live and on demand classes from the Spectrum.Life Digital gym and wellbeing series, which offers a variety of classes such as Yoga, Morning HIIT workouts, meditation, body strength and combat fitness.
Download the App
Wardens and Student Residence Advisers (SRAs)
Your SRAs, based in UCL accommodation, are the first point of contact for any welfare or pastoral issues you or a fellow student may have.
Meet your Student Advisers
Based in your academic department, Student Advisers are available to discuss any matters related to wellbeing, support, and student experience.
Return to study welfare support
Find out about the support available from Student Support and Wellbeing Services when you return to study.
Student of Concern
Find out when and how to raise a concern about a student's wellbeing or safety with Student Support and Wellbeing Services
Find out moreGet in touch
askUCL
askUCL is the self-help centre and student enquiry system providing information and access to support services, available 24/7. It's for all current UCL students and up to two years after graduation.
Visit us
We are here to assist you with questions or concerns you may have about your Wellbeing, Student Record, Fees, Funding or any matters regarding your studies and life at UCL.
UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services phone lines
Learn more about the Student Support and Wellbeing Services Phone Line and the UCL 24/7 Student Support Line.
